The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
THE LYNCHERS.
The Defense Have Begun Their
Side of the Case.
ENDEAVORS TO PROVE AN ALIBI
The History of the Rope Which Phil
Green Bought-Other Notes
of the Trial.

Continuation of the trial of the Tintic
lynchers, in the First District Court
Provo, March %:
The defense called Albert Ether TO
impeach the testimony of Ole Chris
Hanson; the later stated to Ether that
he was not at the lynching at all and
that Tim and Dennis Sullivan could not
have been there, as they were with him
at Lombard's.
JAMES DoUeLAss-Ole told me he was
down near Be ks dump with Tim Sui
Ivan and met some one who told him
Fisher het been hung.
JAMES HARRINGTON said he knew Ole
Christianson, and had a conversation
with him in regard TO the lynching; he
denied being there at the jail or at the
lynching and said he was with Jimmy
and Tim; saw him at Provo while the
grand jury was in session; he told me
at the Roberts House that he had been
driven from Tintic and would do all he
I'could to get even with the boys or get
revenge. He said "my word will be
taken as soon as anybody's;" but if the
boys would pay him $500, he would
skip; told him [ would not give him
five cents; he replied that he knew I
had $50 and if did not give it to him
he would get it from the boys.
WEDNESDAY.
JOHN DRIscoL: Ole Christensen
said: They've no need of taking me
TO Salt Lake, as 1 know nothing about
the case" l asked him if he was going
to Provo, and he said: "No, am not
going Tor that party any more; they do
not give me any money"
MRS. PHIL. GREEN, defendant Green s
wife: My husband brought a rope
home that day July g. for the we'll.
which Is between US and Argali: the
reason We got the rope was that nv
husband had dispute with our neigh
bors and cut the rope, and promised the
Argall boys he would get a new rope;
the rope has ever since been in the well
and is there now; l remember the time
that shots were fired, and it was the
reputed time Fisher was lynched my
husband was at home, in the hose;
he went out in about five minutes;
followed him out in about ten minutes,
and saw him standing at the gate, there
was person standing there, who
looked like a woman; again saw my
husband in about twenty minutes at
Mr.. Argall's; l remained there about
twenty minutes, then went home; he
stayed at Argall's about an hour and a
half, L learned, and came in at IL
o'clock.
Oross-examined The rope was not
put on the well till after the defendants
were arrested; the rope was in my house
Ill the cellar during the intervening
time. l took it from the cellar and
Areall put it on the we'll.
W LLIAM ARGALL-Mr. Green is my
neighbor; our houses are about twenty
five feet apart; saw Phil. Green about
o'clock on the evening of July 9Th; saw
him again about $50; l heard four or
five shots fired; 1 got up, went to the
door, started towards the creek and
came back; there was conversation at
the Jail; saw Phil. Green about ten
minutes after the shots were fired; ne
came into our house, and remained
there till about II O'Clock. and then
went home; we have a well there, and
all raise water out of it: there was
dispute about something. and Mr.
Green said after he cut the rope he
would buy new one; the rope was de-
liyered to me and put it on; Mrs.
Green delivered it to me; received in
formation some time before that that the
rope was there ready to put on; we
spliced up the old rope and il was
simply carelessness that did not put
the new rope on the WELL Green was
with US all the time in the house, after
the shots were fred, until Ii o'clock.
Cross-examined-When Green came
in | said it was really too bad that Fish
er should be endangered by a mob.
Green replied that it would be too BAD
if any trouble did happen. When 1
went out TO the creek heard noise Of
human voices; thought if anything
was going to happen had no business
there; the people were very excited dur
ing the day, standing in groups, whisper
ing and this led me to believe what the
shots were fired for that evening.
first told of Green being at my house
after he was arrested; told Pat Shea; l
remarked to Mr.. Ether that if Green was
sent up it would be pretty hard on his
children; | saw the children with the
rope; they were rummagirg around The
cellar and brought it out.